小花繁缕 xiao hua fan lu

Stellaria micrantha Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: 36. 1911.

Herbs perennial. Stems decumbent, ascending above, 10--25 cm tall. Leaves sessile, broadly ovate-orbicular, 0.8--1 cm × 5--7 mm, base narrowed, somewhat clasping, apex acute, aristate. Flowers terminal or in axillary cymes. Pedicel usually opposite; bracts ovate-orbicular, very small, 1--1.5 mm. Sepals 5, ovate-oblong, 2--2.5 mm, apex acute. Petals 5, subequaling sepals, 2-cleft nearly to base. Stamens 5. Styles 3, short. Capsule ovoid, 6-valved. Seeds compressed globose, curved reticulate, apex with short rostellum, reflexed.

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